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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Nova Safo |Daisy Palacios |Courtney Bergsieker
This week, we’ve looked at the budget reconciliation bill and its effects on student debt, taxes, health care and social programs. The bill is currently moving through the Senate. Today, we discuss the reconciliation bill and the national deficit. And we dig into other proposals such as AI regulation ban and private foundation taxes. Plus, we play a special budget round of Half Full/Half Empty. Here’s everything we talked about today:Got a question for the hosts?
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Daisy Palacios |Courtney Bergsieker
Every day this week, we’ll take a look at the ripple effects of the budget reconciliation bill moving through Congress that would enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. Today, we focus on the bill’s impact on health care and social programs. We explain how the Senate’s version of the reconciliation bill cuts Medicaid more aggressively than the House of Representatives’ previous version.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Daisy Palacios |Courtney Bergsieker
Episode 1407Jun 17, 2025It extends several business tax breaks that were set to expire at the end of the year. Today, we take a deep dive into the provisions affecting small businesses and taxes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which aims to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in May, and the U.S. Senate released its proposed version of the bill on Monday.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Daisy Palacios |Courtney Bergsieker
Every day this week, we’re going to take a closer look at the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which aims to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. It proposes a tax cut and increased spending for border security and the military. It also includes cuts to health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs. Today, we explain the rules around what provisions can go into reconciliation bills, and where the bill currently stands in the legislation process now.
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Courtney Bergsieker |Daisy Palacios
Episode 1405Jun 13, 2025The disappearing safety net for Baby BoomersPlus, we’ll unpack a new CBO analysis on the reconciliation bill. Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post via Getty Images
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Courtney Bergsieker |Daisy Palacios
More than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Oklahoma city’s mayor recently announced a $105 million reparations package to address the Massacre’s lasting impact. Marketplace’s Mitchell Hartman joins us on the show today to explain how we got here, and more from his reporting on economic injustice in Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood. Plus, we’ll get into what the new reparations package could mean for Black Tulsans and the push for reparations in other cities.
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Courtney Bergsieker |Daisy Palacios
President Trump announced a new trade deal with China after days of negotiations. Here’s the thing: Trump’s tariffs on China will stay the same. So what did the two countries actually agree to? We’ll get into it. And, after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired a panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines, doctors and insurance companies are wondering who they should look to for guidance.
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Courtney Bergsieker |Daisy Palacios
Episode 1402Jun 10, 2025Some Americans are rethinking the value of a four-year degree. For decades, going to college has been seen as a reliable path to good jobs and economic success in the United States. But a recent Indeed survey reported that over half of Gen Z respondents beg to differ. As tuition prices continue to rise and the Trump administration takes aim at higher education institutions, is the way we view college changing?
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Bridget Bodnar |Ryan Perez |Marissa Cabrera |Courtney Bergsieker
Hello, Million Bazillionaires! In the new season of Million Bazillion, Ryan and Bridget head out on even bigger adventures to answer some of the best money questions we’ve ever received:From the mystery behind the lottery, to explaining tariffs, and how athletes get paid, the ins and outs of ATMs and how to keep your money info safe online, and why organic food costs more than non-organic food. But the fun doesn’t end there.
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1 month ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Courtney Bergsieker |Marissa Cabrera
Episode 1399May 27, 2025A guide to making sure your money matches your values. Hey Smarties! Make Me Smart is taking a short break while Kimberly and Reema cook up something good for you! In the meantime, we’re bringing you an episode from “Financially Inclined” a podcast from Marketplace that helps families learn more about money. It turns out where you park your money can actually make a difference in the fight agains climate change.
